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Declaration of Commitment (DoC), How can we evalaute the achievement?
May 15, 2009 - 08:17 AM
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Its just one year to clock the ten years given to accomplish the Declaration of commitment that was agreed upon during the UNGASS of the year 2001, 25-27 June that states as below:
• (Paragraph 37) By 2003, ensure the development and implementation of multi-sectoral national strategies and financing plans for combating HIV/AIDS that (…) involve partnerships with civil society and the business sector and the full participation of people living with HIV/AIDS, those in vulnerable groups and people mostly at risk, particularly women and young people (…)
(Paragraph 47) By 2003, establish time-bound national targets to achieve the internationally agreed global prevention goal: to reduce, by, 2005 HIV prevalence among young men and women aged 15 to 24 in the most affected countries by 25 per cent.
o To reduce, by 2010, HIV prevalence among young men and women aged 15-24 globally.
o To intensify efforts to achieve these targets as well as to challenge gender stereotypes, attitudes, and inequalities in relation to HIV/AIDS, encouraging the active involvement of men and boys.
(Paragraph 53) By 2005, ensure that at least 90 per cent, and by 2010 at least 95 per cent of young men and women aged 15 to 24 have access to the information, education, including peer education and youth-specific HIV/AIDS education, and services necessary to develop the life skills required to reduce their vulnerability to HIV infection, in full partnership with young persons, parents, families, educators and health-care providers.
(Paragraph 63) By 2003, develop and/or strengthen strategies, policies and programmes:
o Which recognize the importance of the family in reducing vulnerability, in educating and guiding children and take account of cultural, religious and ethical factors,
o To reduce the vulnerability of children and young people by ensuring access of both girls and boys to primary and secondary education, including HIV/AIDS in curricula for adolescents;
o Ensuring safe and secure environments, especially for young girls;
o Expanding good-quality, youth-friendly information and sexual health education and counseling services;
o Strengthening reproductive and sexual health programmes; and
o Involving families and young people in planning, implementing and evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention and care programmes, to the extent possible.
How can we as youth of the different countries whose head of states signed the declaration make our country account for the achievement and the gaps left as they evaluate the DoC. And how are you yourself making a follow up of that commitment?
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